Improving Puck Possession Time & it’s impact on metrics Presented by: Josh Brandwene, Penn State Women’s Hockey

Initial Phase – back to basics  Puck protect skills – body position, footwork, etc.  Cycling – spacing & fine tuning technique  Small Area Games – corner 2 v 2, 3 v 3, add a player, etc.

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2 nd Phase – greater repetition & additional space in small games 2 v 2 Transition (born out of circumstance)  Goalie workload  12 skaters involved at once  Puck protect  Movement without the puck  Transition and open space  Weekly competition

2v2 Transition

2v0 Pad Pass

Phase 3 – Forced game-like conditions The 10-second game  From breakout or NZ Transition  5 v 3 or 5 v 5 with D sticks over

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Metric #1: Shot margins Pre-phase #3: Post-phase #3: Improvement: + 7.3

Metric #2: Offensive Zone Draws Pre-phase #3: 13.3 Post-phase #3: 19.6 Improvement: 6.3 per game

Metric #3: Scoring Chances Pre-phase #3:For: 8.4Against: 9.6 Post-phase #3:For: 9.3Against: 8.8 Difference: For Against – 0.8